I was setting up do to a recording, had the condenser mics dialed in, was getting ready to adjust the dynamics and then all of a sudden a very loud noise with what sounded like an aching rip of electric plasma discharge through the headphones and noticed the TC-50 was dead. No big deal....wrong... not one "f-ing" store with a 30 mile drive had any of the 2 amp slow blow fuses. WTF.... Spent most of my day searching for a fuse. If Radio shack was still open for business that would have been a done deal in 20 minutes of my time. Had to settle for getting gouged on an assortment of fuses, I see it this way the one fuse I need cost me $10.00 as there was only one in the assortment and the rest are unusable...... bummer. I decided to stock up on fuses for all of my amps, (when Radio shack was open for business I cleaned them out of the 4A slow blow fuses) Had to place an order online though digi-key for a good supply of the 2A slow blow and to get more of the 4A fuses. SH!T happens... no worries about the fuse, just the inconvenience of trying to find them at any local automotive or hardware store. Sure there are plenty of the fast blow fuses, no slow blows to be found at any amperage.... I guess that happened when you live in a dying town, never mind, the entire state seems to be dying. Everywhere you go.... including the fuses I would get the same old thing "oh that is special order....we do not carry such items... I can order it for you and it will be here in three days if you come back".... screw that, I do not mind driving 70 miles one way if you have it.... but not having to repeat the travel again when I could just order it and wait at home.
OK I am done with my rant.... perhaps I got spoiled living in PA most of my life and could find a Mesa amp within 45 minute drive... Now I cannot even find a place that is local to buy guitar strings.... have to order it... perhaps that is the way of life now. I will adjust to that someday as that is what it is....